20 YEARS OF THE CONCEPT OF INTERBUDGETARY RELATIONS’ IMPROVEMENT: OLD PROBLEMS AND NEW APPROACHES

Despite of the numerous changes, Russian model of fiscal federalism and its central element — the system of inter‑budgetary relations — still needs serious improvement. To a large extent, the demanded changes are dictated by the need to adapt this sphere of economic relations to the requirements of the strategic planning system. The stability of the financial and budgetary base is one of the main conditions for the effectiveness of strategic planning, especially at the sub‑federal (regional and municipal) level of public management. For the most of regions of Russia, the system of inter‑budgetary relations is not only an important channel of financial provision for strategic plans, but also a carrier of incentives to increase their own economic and tax potential. At the same time, many proposals to improve inter‑budgetary relations, formulated at the initial stages of Russian economic reforms, don’t lose their importance and even acquire a new meaning in modern conditions. Into the number of the documents, which has accumulated numerous proposals of this kind, should include the Concept of reforming inter‑budgetary relations in the Russian Federation for 1999–2001, approved by the Government of the Russian Federation 20 years ago, in July 1998. This document approximately coincided in time with the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation from June, the 3d, 1996, №803 “On the basic provisions of regional policy in the Russian Federation” and the adoption in 2001 of the Federal program “Reduction of differences in socio‑economic development of regions of the Russian Federation (2002–2010 and till 2015)”. These documents make it possible to draw a number of conclusions and assumptions, which can play a significant role in the formation of economic, financial, budgetary and institutional foundations of strategic planning in the Russian Federation, including the implementation of state policy of regional development.

fiscal federalism, inter‑budgetary relations, subjects of the Federation, strategic planning, state policy of regional development; interregional differentiation, policy of economic alignment, budget planning, budget forecasting, government programs, development institutions; typification of regions.

Bukhval′d E. M. 20 years of the concept of interbudgetary relations’ improvement: old problems and new approaches // Business. Education. Law. 2018. No. 4 (45). Pp. 54–61. DOI: 10.25683/VOLBI.2018.45.431.